In this paper I present a study which contributes to the description of lexicographic
traditions in Sweden and Denmark. More exactly, the study concerns the treatment
of word combinations, which are followed by some kind of explanation, in two 19th
century monolingual dictionaries. The works are the Swedish dictionary Ordbok
öfver svenska språket (1850–55) by A. F. Dalin and the Danish dictionary Dansk
Ordbog (…) (1833) by C. Molbech. The focus is, among other things, on the frequencies
and types of word combinations that are represented in the data. Furthermore,
I consider in which entries the word combinations are found, and the position
of the expressions in the microstrucure of the articles. Moreover, I discuss the form
and meaning of the word combinations and, finally, the authors’ use of (signed)
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